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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 for the registration of 2,000,000 shares of its common stock pertaining
to the Restated and Amended 1994 Stock Incentive Plan of BMC Industries, Inc. of
our reports dated January 28, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of BMC Industries, Inc. incorporated by reference in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, and the related
financial statement included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 31, 2000
